Timothy H. "Tim" Smith
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practices
- Represent numerous large automotive suppliers in a variety of supply-chain disputes
- Represent beverage and food ingredient manufacturers in contract disputes.
- Represent investment and management group in dispute regarding alleged conversion of gas assets.
- Member of multiple Warner teams defending against class actions.
- Secured early dismissal of copyright action filed against major video game manufacturer.
- Successfully obtained and defended against injunctive relief on behalf of automotive clients in supply chain litigation.
- Represented landlords in action asserting constitutional challenges to New York City ordinances.
Appeals
- Member of multiple Warner appeal teams def
- Represent numerous large automotive suppliers in a variety of supply-chain disputes
- Represent beverage and food ingredient manufacturers in contract disputes.
- Represent investment and management group in dispute regarding alleged conversion of gas assets.
- Member of multiple Warner teams defending against class actions.
- Secured early dismissal of copyright action filed against major video game manufacturer.
- Successfully obtained and defended against injunctive relief on behalf of automotive clients in supply chain litigation.
- Represented landlords in action asserting constitutional challenges to New York City ordinances.
Appeals
- Member of multiple Warner appeal teams defending against constitutional claims.
- Kilian v. TCF National Bank, 343 Mich. App. 621 (2022): Won affirmance of trial court’s grant of summary disposition to trustee in action alleging breach of trust, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent misrepresentation.
- Lake Serv. Shipping Co. v. Grand River Navigation Co., Inc., Case No. 356073 (Mich. Ct. App. 2022): Member of Warner appeal team that won affirmance of $11 million jury verdict in contract dispute.
- Improving Supply Chain Performance – Legal, Wayne State University & Automotive Industry Action Group, April 27, 2023
- Covid-19’s Impact on Commercial Transactions and Disputes, PLI, April 17, 2020
- Improving Supply Chain Performance – Legal, Wayne State University & Automotive Industry Action Group, April 27, 2023
- Covid-19’s Impact on Commercial Transactions and Disputes, PLI, April 17, 2020
- Trial Courts Continue Grappling with When a Supplier is Bound to a Buyer’s Requirements of ProductsAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Federal Appeals Court Offers Additional Clarity on Requirements Contract LawsAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Trial Courts Begin to Address Major Supply Chain Contracting Questions with Differing OutcomesAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Less Than a Year After AirBoss, Federal Appeals Court Faces New Case with Potentially Far-reaching Implications for SuppliersAhead of the Curve Auto Supplier
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Warner Attorneys Selected for Multiple Honors by Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigator Timothy H. Smith Joins Warner
- Trial Courts Continue Grappling with When a Supplier is Bound to a Buyer’s Requirements of Products
- Federal Appeals Court Offers Additional Clarity on Requirements Contract Laws
- Trial Courts Begin to Address Major Supply Chain Contracting Questions with Differing Outcomes
- Less Than a Year After AirBoss, Federal Appeals Court Faces New Case with Potentially Far-reaching Implications for Suppliers
- EEOC Commissioner Discusses Artificial Intelligence and the Workplace, FBA Newsletter, Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich., Summer 2023
- Sixth Circuit Clarifies It Lacks Immediate Jurisdiction over Preliminary Injunctions Removed from State Court, but Raises New Questions, FBA Newsletter, Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich., Fall 2022
- Takeaways from Early NY Tuition Refund Rulings, Law360, Feb. 11, 2021
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- EEOC Commissioner Discusses Artificial Intelligence and the Workplace, FBA Newsletter, Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich., Summer 2023
- Sixth Circuit Clarifies It Lacks Immediate Jurisdiction over Preliminary Injunctions Removed from State Court, but Raises New Questions, FBA Newsletter, Federal Bar Association, E.D. Mich., Fall 2022
- Takeaways from Early NY Tuition Refund Rulings, Law360, Feb. 11, 2021
- Commercial Division Dismisses Commercial Tenant’s Complaint Seeking to Rescind or Terminate Lease and Avoid Rent Obligations, NY Commercial Division Blog, NY Commercial Division Blog, March 15, 2021
- First Department Clarifies Circumstances Under Which Acknowledgment of a Debt Will Toll Limitations Period for Action to Recover on a Promissory Note, NY Commercial Division Blog, April 13, 2021
- Covid-19’s Impact on Commercial Transactions and Disputes, New York State Bar Association, March 23, 2020
- How Covid-19 Will Affect Litigation in NY and Beyond, Law360, March 25, 2020
- 2 NY Contract Cases Highlight Limits of Impossibility Defense, Law360, Sept. 24, 2020
- Commercial Division Dismisses Petition to Dissolve LLCs Based on Broadly Stated Purpose Provision, NY Commercial Division Blog, Oct. 7, 2020
- Court of Appeals Holds Bankruptcy Law Does Not Preempt Lender’s Tortious Interference Claims Against Third-Party Non-Debtors, NY Commercial Division Blog, Dec. 17, 2020